Thailand Information

Day 1

Morning arrival in Bangkok and welcome at the airport. Transfer to hotel. Total change of scenery for this day that will have you discover the Grand Palace (Wat Phra Kaew) and the temple of the Emerald Buddha, the protector of the city.

Visit of the Wat Pho and the Reclining Buddha, and of the Wat Arun (Temple of Dawn) Evening free. Dinner on Cruise and transfer to hotel.

Day 2

Depart from your hotel in Bangkok to Kumphaengphet . ( 358 kms. ) Arrive at Kumphaengphet.Lunch at a local restaurant.

Visit Historical park. ( The World Heritage Site ) Continue drive to Sukhothai The 1st capital of Siam. Check in at hotel. Rest of the day at leisure. Dinner and overnight at Taraburi Resort Sukhothai.

Day 3

Depart from your hotel in Sukhothai toChaingrai . On the way
visit of Wat Phra That Suthon by Den Chai. Visit of indigo cloth handicraft.

Continue to Phrae: visit of the « Land of Ghosts » and of Phra That Choe Hae. Depart for Chiang Rai and transfer to The Legend Chiang Rai.

Day 4

Visit of Chiang Rai and Wat Phrattat Jomtiki. Visit the
Golden Triangle where the borderline of Thailand,
Myanmar and Laos meets. This place used to be a famous
opium business center which was purchased with gold.

Continue traveling to Chiang Saen , the oldest city of the
lanna Kingdom, built by King Meng Rai. It used to be the original cultural center of the north.

Then visit Wat ChediLuang, built by King Sean Phu in the 13 century. This Wat consists of the largest pagoda of Chiang Rai and the 1000 year old Viharn (Chapel).

Visit Yao or Mien hill tribe village.Yao is one of few Hill Tribal people who has his own written language, derived from historical Chinese lettering. Mien women are easily recognised by their dress costumes. They wear a large flowing black coat which is tied at the back. A large red muff lines the front of the coat.

Return to your hotel in Chiang Rai and take a rest.

Have dinner at a local restaurant, where you will be impressed with its ambiance. You could take a walk at Night Bazaar after the end of your dinner.

Continue drive to Pai, a tiny town halfway between Chiang Mai and Mae Hong Son with some steep and winding roads through the mountains with various stops on the way, such as Mok Fha Waterfall, Pong Dued hot spring where the steam from the spring permeates the site in the morning creating fascinating sights. The area is also rich in teak woods.
Arrive to Pai in late afternoon. Dinner and overnight at Pai Hotsprings Spa Resort or equivalent.

Day 8

Pai Hotsprings Spa Resort, located on the bank of Pai River where a field of jasmine rice cherishes healthily on our property.

Surrounded by rolling-hills and a naturally border of teak wood forest.

The town of Pai is known as one of the most tranquil and scenic town of Northern Thailand. Despite the small size of Pai, the town is serving as a home to a diverse group of mountain tribes include Shan, Karen, Haw Hmong, Muslims from Myanmar and Yananese Chinese.

Pai is truly an undiscovered international Utopia.

Free day at your leisure. In evening, you may walk around Pai night market.

Day 9

Back to Chiang Mai. Transfer to hotel. Visit to Wat Doi Suthep, tucked away in
the mountains , visit to the Orchid farm and return to Chiang Mai. The evening visit to a famous Thai wood carving factory. Feel free to have your dinner.

After the meal you are on your own to take a walk to the Walking Street inside of the old city wall of Chiang Mai. You will see the colorful lifestyles of Lanna people while selling their native souvenirs (Open only on Sat. and Sun.) or at the colorful Night Bazaar.

Day 10

Visitors will be fascinated by the beauty of views surrounding by mountains.
At the Ang Kha nature trail, you will fall in love with a variety of green plants which have the same species with the plants in Himalaya mountain such as moss, wild roses, wild orchids, etc.
Have lunch at a local restaurant.

Climb up to to Nopmetinee and Noppapalaphumisiri Shrines which represent the faith of Thai people to Their Majesties the King and Queen of Thailand.

Visitors can be admired with the panoramic scenery of the border of Chiang Mai and Lamphun provinces on the pagodas as well.
Visit the Royal Project where many winter flowers and fruits from all over the world are planted. You can take this chance to visit Mong and Karen village because they are located near the royal project.

On the way back to your hotels, we will stop over at the white rapids of famous Watchiratan water falls.

Back to your hotel. Enjoy your Khantoke dinner, including native foods of the north, such as fired pork skin, chili sauce, pork curry(Gang Hang Le) and fried yellow noodles at Khum Khantoke.
During your meal the dances and hill tribes will be performed. Overnight at Chiang Mai .